HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 500 AM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 500 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS
WILL RETURN BRINGING WARMER TEMPERATURES BACK TO THE AREA.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES TUESDAY
BEFORE LIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SOUTHERLY
WINDS WILL RETURN AND COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF GULF MOISTURE WILL FEED
INTO THE ADVANCING SYSTEM.
RAIN WILL BEGIN OVER WEST ARKANSAS EARLY TUESDAY AND SPREAD EAST
DURING THE DAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME LIKELY TUESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS THE AREA. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WITH
SEVERAL INCHES OR MORE OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED AND WITH THE
GROUND REMAINING SATURATED IN MANY PLACES...FLASH FLOODING WILL BE A
CONCERN.
IN ADDITION TO FLOODING...SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE. AS THE
STORM SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE RED RIVER LATE WEDNESDAY AND INTO
CENTRAL MISSOURI BY LATE THURSDAY...IT WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS
THE AREA. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THE
FRONT MOVES THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY. WHILE
INSTABILITY IN THE ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN WEAK...THERE IS AN
ABUNDANCE OF WIND ENERGY ALOFT THAT COULD LEAD TO TORNADO
DEVELOPMENT.
AS THE STORM SYSTEM PULLS OUT...CONSIDERABLY COLDER AIR WILL SWEEP
INTO THE STATE ON GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. AS THE COLDER AIR
MIXES IN...SOME SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY
CHRISTMAS DAY ACROSS THE NORTH. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DO NOT APPEAR TO BE
SIGNIFICANT AT THIS TIME...BUT SOME AREAS COULD SEE A DUSTING OF
SNOW...ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO THE MISSOURI BORDER.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY.
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VISIT NWS LITTLE ROCK ON THE WEB. GO TO WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK ON
CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
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